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Recent Examples of far-out In hindsight, this was Atlanta's just-right moment, when its narrative experiments still felt embedded in the specific traits of the central characters (unlike seasons 3's far-out anthology episodes). EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025 At once an underground favorite and a best-seller, Robbins’ comic novels — with their fantastical stories and far-out musings — were distinctly of the counterculture and soon became part of its fabric. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025 Reading the comments, Lambert laughed along at some of the more far-out posts. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 The 1960s-style bar serves far-out cocktails like the Kissaten, which blends matcha sake and mint with gin, crème de cacao, and white-chocolate mousse. Sahar Khan, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024 This hippie costume set comes with a far-out dress, socks, and a fringe-design headband. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2024 Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles aren’t just fodder for science fiction or far-out R&D experiments. Harri Weber, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2024 That tidal force weakens with distance, however, so a sufficiently far-out disk can give rise to an asteroid’s accompanying moon. Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2024 Driving the news: The far-out plan convinced Initialized Capital and B Capital to lead Star Catcher's seed round. Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 24 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for far-out
Adjective
  • The bizarre incident occurred early Tuesday when authorities say a man hopped a metal fence of a home in the 900 block of Wakefield Avenue and set fire to a black sedan in the front yard.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Then there’s The Island, a bizarre addition that blends traditional elements of role playing, live service and online multiplayer games together.
    Joshua Lamb, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Many had wondered what her future held with the company and that her acting like nothing had happened was a little strange.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
  • People say Yoko’s art is strange and her music is not very good.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Both of those fit a mold for an Original Screenplay winner: A Real Pain as the talky Sundance movie; The Substance as the contender that’s a little too weird to win the bigger prizes.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Here Are All The Companies Cutting DEI Programs For over 41 Vineyard Theatre has been making the weird art.
    Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Even the guy who runs the garment shop is very funny.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The content was funny, yet his real life was anything but.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Unfortunately, my balcony has been an underutilized area due to the odd shape and small size, but that hasn’t deterred me from wanting to find a seating arrangement that works well for my needs and space.
    Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Following a roughly nine-month lull, there have been 22 reports of the odd spinning behavior involving sawfish in waters around the Florida Keys since December, the state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported.
    Curt Anderson, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • For those naturally curious about some topics but not others, Vengoechea offers practical advice: find your personal entry point.
    Omaid Homayun, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • But a curious pattern is emerging among the fringe-ocrats who are coming into power.
    Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Set during the pandemic, with characters wearing facemasks and doing their best to social distance, the film has a peculiar, alienating feel that underscores each of the men’s eroding sense of self.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
  • This all started with peculiar decisions like bringing Adult Van into the picture.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • His career arc was atypically jagged and erratic for a pop singer, starting at an unnaturally young age and continuing for decades, but rarely for more than a hit song at a time, and often with many fallow years coming in between them.
    Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Deepfake films, for example, frequently feature odd blinking patterns, erratic lighting and inconsistent facial expressions.
    Rohan Pinto, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025

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“Far-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far-out. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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